The roll call vote of states, in which delegates' votes are cast to determine the party's nominee, will proceed in alphabetical order, Romney campaign strategist Russ Schriefer says -- meaning the count will not be arranged so that a particular state will put Romney over the magic number of 1,144 delegates.

RT @TeddyDavisLA: .@Villaraigosa doing a powerhouse political panel for @CNNSitRoom at the #CNNGrill. p.twimg.com

by Gregory Wallace, CNN8/27/2012 10:17:18 PM

Photos: Snapshots of the Monday action inside and outside of the Tampa Bay Times Forum - on.cnn.com

by Gregory Wallace, CNN8/27/2012 10:45:36 PM

RNC Chairman Reince Priebus to CNN's Jim Acosta on whether the convention will go on as Tropical Storm Isaac approaches or makes landfall in New Orleans: "That's the plan right now. But I will tell you we are going to be nimble. If we have to do anything to incorporate some of the occurrences around this into our schedule and program... And what that means I don't know. I can just assure you we are moving on. We're planning on having all three days. We will be nimble if we need to be." on.cnn.com

Electoral map change: CNN Monday turned the important battleground state of North Carolina from "lean Romney" to true "toss up" on its Electoral Map, following the release of a new CNN/Time Magazine/ORC International poll that indicated the race for the state's 15 electoral votes was a dead heat.

by Gregory Wallace, CNN8/28/2012 12:02:33 AM

North Carolina moves from "lean Romney" to "toss up" on the CNN Electoral Map, and CNN's John King explains - on.cnn.com

Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida on his state's former Republican governor, Charlie Crist, who is preparing to speak at the Democratic convention next week: "As any American does, he has his right to change parties and do anything he wants to do. He's running out of parties to run under."

Donald Trump's advice to the GOP on how to use the convention's visibility, in an interview on Fox News: "I think the one thing they have to do is not be so politically correct. We're a country that's in tremendous trouble. We have to say it like it is. We don't have to be nice to President Obama. We don't have to say he's a wonderful person, because he's probably not a wonderful person. Frankly, they can not be politically correct, they have to say it like it is."